The Snowman Next Door

A quick snowman after school

The next-door neighbour offered his hat to the Jarvis kids so that their snowmen would have just the right chapeau.

All the is needed on successive snowmen is the carrots, cucumbers and onions to make the face of the snowman come alive.

They can whip outside and get one built in weather like this where the snow is perfect for packing and when the weather is so warm that no one really needs to have a coat on.

The snowman was built in the neighbours yard

Avro, is amenable to it being there, or in his front yard where he can watch it during the day when he looks out to the street.

This was a group project, done in a quick run to the outside when doing homework didn't seem like a desireable option.

Tonight we are going out to eat.

Thomas's choice is to go to Chase (a Lebanese Restaurant), but he would also be happy with Boston Pizza.

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Catie and Mr. Snowman

Catie wants Boston Pizza -- no alternatives.

Rebecca wants home made pizza.

I wonder if Boston Pizza will serve a slice of that.

Catherine and I took two lovely walks today.

One was to the school to drop off the kids -- though that was more a snowball fight run through the neighbourhood.

We went with juice and lots of caramels, for it was Teacher Appreciation Day and food was being delivered from many families.

Wish I had known about that.  I might have stayed teaching longer.

Then Catherine and I walked Eric to work, down a main street and then through a copse of trees that reminds him of a Celtic grove.

I was reminded of the lovely London lanes, especially those where all of the houses face onto a plaza. 

Couldn't have been a nicer day.

Arta